The Works of the English Poets, Volume 30J. Nichols, 1779 - 304 pages |
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... Sets neither his titles nor merit to view ; It fays that his relicks collected lie here , And no mortal yet knows too if this may be true . VII . Fierce robbers there are that infeft the highway , So Mat may be kill'd , and his bones ...
... Sets neither his titles nor merit to view ; It fays that his relicks collected lie here , And no mortal yet knows too if this may be true . VII . Fierce robbers there are that infeft the highway , So Mat may be kill'd , and his bones ...
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... and fuck'd - in To Henault's vaults , or Celia's chamber ; As ftraw and paper are by amber . C If we fit down to play or set ( Suppofe at ombre or balet ) , 230 2 Let Let people call us cheats or fools , Our cards 56 POEMS . PRIOR'S.
... and fuck'd - in To Henault's vaults , or Celia's chamber ; As ftraw and paper are by amber . C If we fit down to play or set ( Suppofe at ombre or balet ) , 230 2 Let Let people call us cheats or fools , Our cards 56 POEMS . PRIOR'S.
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... bewailing of man's miseries hath been elegantly " and copiously set forth by many in the writings as " well of Philofophers as Divines ; and is both a " pleafant and a profitable contemplation . " BACON 1 PREFACE . IT is hard for a man to.
... bewailing of man's miseries hath been elegantly " and copiously set forth by many in the writings as " well of Philofophers as Divines ; and is both a " pleafant and a profitable contemplation . " BACON 1 PREFACE . IT is hard for a man to.
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... set , To fow the glebe , to plant the generous vine , And load with grateful flames the holy shrine ; While the great Sire's unhappy fons are found , Unprefs'd their vintage , and untill'd their ground , Straggling o'er dale and hill in ...
... set , To fow the glebe , to plant the generous vine , And load with grateful flames the holy shrine ; While the great Sire's unhappy fons are found , Unprefs'd their vintage , and untill'd their ground , Straggling o'er dale and hill in ...
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... set free , But guiltless men enthral . He , with a haughty impious nod , Would curfe and dogmatize ; Not fearing either man or God : Gold he did idolize . A patriot of high degree , Who could no longer bear This upftart Viceroy's ...
... set free , But guiltless men enthral . He , with a haughty impious nod , Would curfe and dogmatize ; Not fearing either man or God : Gold he did idolize . A patriot of high degree , Who could no longer bear This upftart Viceroy's ...
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